10 Comments to “True Freedom”

1. Kristi Hines says:

   May 6, 2011 at 12:36 pm

   When I read the first questions, I started thinking – true freedom is about being able to feel good about yourself as you are, where ever you are.

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   • Evita Ochel says:

     May 9, 2011 at 4:43 pm

     Beautiful Kristi – may we all always have that – to be able to feel good and not feel like we have to be someone we are not, but fully embrace all that we are.
2. ~ b ~ says:

   May 6, 2011 at 3:28 pm

   Robbing the Robin of freedom by placing it behind bars. :)

   Interesting how people drink in bars imprisoning themselves with toxic thoughts that create energetic barriers to freedom and true living. So maybe it is energetically better to drink in Pubs where all is out in the open and gets expressed.

   If something isn’t feng shui, energy is restricted and doesn’t flow well creating a lack of freedom. Therefore, our thoughts projected upon the environment either creates flow or restricts flow. Therefore, we can love our surroundings and reinforce freedom with how we talk and think as we are moving through life. If something feels heavy or out of place somewhere, we can remove the bars and restrictions by infusing loving thoughts in its place. In this way, the environment is always being blessed with our presence. We can bring new feelings into any space. If we hear something we don’t like outside our selves or inside ourselves, we can offer an alternative without striking out at that which seems binding.

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   • Evita Ochel says:

     May 9, 2011 at 4:40 pm

     It is interesting to capture the perspective of your words in the first sentence. When I took this photo and reflected upon it, I felt we were the ones behind bars, looking out at the Robin who has true freedom to express itself fully. (Unless of course we put it in a Zoo ;)

     The metaphor and link to alcohol is an interesting one. I see a habitual response to imprisonment of the being there too. We feel we need “something” to release us, to unbind us….

     In the end, beautiful thoughts you share, may we infuse as much love as we can into every situation bringing the best out of each moment.
   • ~ b ~ says:

     May 9, 2011 at 7:22 pm

     I think if we see ourselves behind bars and have the robin in mind, then we have a barrier then between the robin and the moment we share with it. So if the robin is inherently a part of us and the entire scene, and we feel separate from it, then the robin must therefore feel separate from us to create a barrier for it and the rest of the scene. We become a fixed point in space where energy has to go around us or where the robin misses out on, or is blind to the energy that we block because of our resistance added to the environment. Animals sense this block, and therefore flee or do not trust people because we are hiding our true feelings from them. However, when we let go and love all in the vicinity, then we flow with nature and are included by the wild kingdom.
   • Evita Ochel says:

     May 9, 2011 at 8:23 pm

     Interesting addition Bernie, I can definitely see that. We separate ourselves from what is. For in that moment the Robin is free, as am I. What happens outside of that moment is a different story and technically does not exist in that moment of now. So we can both be free to just be, and enjoy with no boundaries and no barriers.
3. Marcie says:

   May 7, 2011 at 5:47 pm

   True freedom seems to me to be one of those elusive things..that sometimes happens in life..but sometimes doesn’t. Wonderful to think that someday – it might. Lovely image!

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   • Evita Ochel says:

     May 9, 2011 at 4:42 pm

     It is so true about how elusive the nature of true freedom is. And in the end, it is so subjective… we each have our own ideas truly about what it really means.
4. Joy says:

   May 9, 2011 at 5:32 am

   My thought is that I am Energy inside this physical body living here on Earth, and I am the creator of the moment I am in. Sometimes I choose to adhere to the rules set by the society in which I live, and many others I choose not to adhere to the rules. I have the ultimate freedom of choice…If there are constraints upon my freedom, it is because I have allowed those constraints to exist in my realm.

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   • Evita Ochel says:

     May 9, 2011 at 4:41 pm

     Well put Joy – the freedom to choose. And the creative force with which to see all that you have created – brilliant!